Stuart M. Hurowitz at a glance
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- Associate Justice
- Jurisdiction
- Massachusetts · State
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Stuart M. Hurowitz
Associate Justice · Massachusetts District Court
Biography
Professional career
- Hurowitz has been involved in legal education since 2001, serving as an adjunct and visiting professor at Boston University School of Law and Boston College Law School
- At Boston College, he teaches Professional Responsibility, Evidence, Criminal Procedure, and a 1L elective called Introduction to Criminal Practice
- Earlier in his career, he served as a public defender in New Hampshire, including as managing attorney of the Nashua branch office, and also contributed to legal reform projects in Montenegro through the ABA-CEELI program
Education
- State University of New York at Binghamton – Harpur College — B.A.
- Boston University School of Law — J.D.
Additional information
- In 2024, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey nominated Hurowitz to serve as a District Court judge, a position that requires confirmation by the Governor’s Council.
- His academic work complements his practical experience, providing mentorship and training to law students and junior attorneys
- Stuart Hurowitz has 31 years of legal experience, with 23 years focused on criminal defense in Massachusetts District and Superior Courts.
- He has held the role of the Supervising Attorney at the Worcester County Office of the Committee for Public Counsel Services for over a decade
- overseeing staff attorneys, resolving conflicts of interest, and providing training on ethical and procedural matters.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Remote appearances
Courtwide
Massachusetts District Court lists specified non-evidentiary, scheduling, status, civil-management, and other proceedings that may be held remotely unless the presiding judge or clerk-magistrate orders otherwise.
The following events may be held remotely unless otherwise ordered by a judge or clerk-magistrateJoint Standing Order 1-26: Order on remote court hearings ↗
Courtwide
Photographing, recording, or electronically transmitting a Massachusetts District Court remote or hybrid hearing requires prior authorization from the supervising judge or clerk-magistrate.
No person shall take any photographs, or make any recording or transmission by electronic means, of a remote or hybrid court hearing, without prior authorization from the judge or clerk magistrateJoint Standing Order 1-26: Order on remote court hearings ↗
Recording and broadcasting
Statewide
In Massachusetts courts, photography, recording, or electronic transmission in a courtroom or related judicial space requires prior authorization from the judge or magistrate supervising that place, subject to Rule 1:19's separate provisions for registered news media.
No person shall take any photographs, or make any recording or transmission by electronic means, in any courtroom, hearing room, office, chambers or lobby of a judge or magistrate without prior authorizationSupreme Judicial Court Rule 1:19: Electronic access to the courts ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Supreme Judicial Court Rule 1:19: Electronic access to the courts
Massachusetts District Court
Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Sources
Identity source checked July 25, 2026.
Biography sources checked July 25, 2026.
Massachusetts Court System official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 25, 2026
View Massachusetts Court System official judicial roster ↗Joint Standing Order 1-26: Order on remote court hearings
Courtwide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Joint Standing Order 1-26: Order on remote court hearings ↗Supreme Judicial Court Rule 1:19: Electronic access to the courts
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Supreme Judicial Court Rule 1:19: Electronic access to the courts ↗